v0.2.172

ORBIS v0.2.172 continues the Apple Silicon Mac public beta with native audio recovery reporting, structured delegation progress, and restored opt-in wake activation.

• Restore opt-in wake-word activation with verified model downloads, real model warmup, visible failure state, and hard-mute protection. Tap to talk remains the default; Hey Jarvis is the fresh phrase preference and Hey Orbis remains experimental.
• Reaccept native audio socket connections, discard stale disconnected audio, detect stopped capture, and show explicit relaunch guidance after capture or backend loss.
• Keep structured delegation progress, questions, cancellation, and terminal task results aligned with the authoritative protoAgent task lifecycle.
• Prevent stale wake snapshots and detector generations from reopening listening after native audio loss; preserve activation edits made during model downloads.
• Fix hook ordering in orb settings and improve mobile marketing navigation, onboarding, privacy explanations, and Mac download guidance.
• Verify the candidate with 1,285 passing Python tests (2 optional skips), 48 native Rust/model tests, 56 frontend tests, production builds, and bundle integrity checks.

This is a public beta. Live microphone, spoken wake recognition, device switching, sleep/wake, and long conversation acceptance remain unperformed and are tracked in #743. Automated model checks establish loadability, not spoken recognition accuracy. ORBIS does not automatically restart failed hardware streams or the sidecar; use the recovery action shown in the app. The stock wake models carry CC BY-NC-SA 4.0; model source and license are displayed in settings. Team review reported no blockers or majors, with incomplete structural review coverage tracked in #741. Remaining review follow-ups are #733–#744 and #491.